Occident 2002

Synopsis:

"Occident" is a bitter comedy about the people who want to emigrate from Romania, and about those who stay behind. The movie has a rich, interesting structure: there are three different stories - a weeklong in the film - that cross, interconnect and happen in the same period. The characters influence each others lives, sometimes even without knowing. Main characters from one story become secondary characters in another story. At the same time, scenes from the first part of the movie bring unexpected facts when seen the second or the third time. The stories do not have just one ending: the first story ends in each of the third parts in a different point, suggesting radically different solutions for the characters. The way in which the director fits time and links events together often produces thematically unexpected results.

Directed by: Cristian Mungiu
Written by: Cristian Mungiu
Release date: 2002-05-23
Runtime: 105 minutes
Cast:
Anca Androne
Anca Androne
Sorina 
Tania Popa
Tania Popa
Mihaela 
Dorel Vișan
Dorel Vișan
The cop 
Gabriel Spahiu
Gabriel Spahiu
The spanish mute 
Ioan Gyuri Pascu
Ioan Gyuri Pascu
The school-mistress 
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Also known as:
  • 내겐 너무 멋진 서쪽 나라
  • 웨스트